Author: Bradmin
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Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
The recording is very unpolished, dark and raw. Almost sounds like a demo tape more than a studio album. But this style fits the nature of the material. I had heard about this album for a long time but I had never actually gave it chance. There were moments that were so poignant that it…
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The Neverland Pirate Band – Jake and the Neverland Pirates
Pop is fun and so it is best paired with a fun subject. The music is very well produced as you would expect from Disney but without the sentimentality of their movie songs. Most of the songs are short the entire album of 18 songsis only 29 minutes. This is just well executed music with…
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The Postal Service – Give up
Oddly seductive. Lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard does his usual great job of constructing new hypnotic melodies but paired with stripped down music of drum machines and Thomas Dolby sounding keyboards from Jimmy Tamborello. The album is carried on the melody of the songs. The work is full of melancholy tones…
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Amadou and Mariam – Dimanche a Bamako
West african french lyrics with reggae grooves and superb Latin-flavored guitar blends for a very nice popish feel. The harmonies of the voices is addictive even though I couldn’t understand them. You get the since they are signing about serious things but with a hopeful Marly feel. It just works. The highlight of the work…
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New Album Every Day Project
Goal: To experience good music that I have never heard. And listen to it with an open mind and try to appreciate it for what it is. This is NOT a review project where I will point out the flaws or say what I don’t like about the work. These are the qualifications to get…